20020418: Marine Program-Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20020418: Marine Program-Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:30:08 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU APR 18 2002

TO:         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
            WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
            WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
            NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
            /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:       THERESE PIERCE
            CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:    MARINE PROGRAM IN ALASKA

REFERENCE:  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-21...DATED APRIL 3 2002

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME OF THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE FORECAST PROGRAM...ANNOUNCED IN
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-21...DATED APRIL 3 2002...WILL BE
DELAYED IN ALASKA.  DUE TO THE VAST WATER AREAS INVOLVED...THE
ADVENT OF THE NEW INTERACTIVE FORECAST PREPARATION SYSTEM /IFPS/
IS NECESSARY FOR THIS IMPLEMENTATION.  IFPS IS CURRENTLY
SCHEDULED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN ALASKA IN 2003.
SPECIFICALLY...THE CURRENT MARINE PRODUCT FORMAT AND TIME PERIOD
COVERED WILL CONTINUE IN ALASKA.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     AIMEE DEVARIS
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     ALASKA REGION MARINE METEOROLOGIST
     222 WEST 7TH AVENUE #23 ROOM 517
     ANCHORAGE AK 99513-7575

     PHONE: /907/ 271-3507 /M-F 730 AM - 400 PM/

THIS NOTICE...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-21...AND OTHER SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

              WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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